In a post-employment medical examination, the employer is obliged to conduct a meaningful and timely examination of the seafarer through its company-designated physician.
Author: Paulino Ungos III
Nothing Contradictory Between a Definite Employment Period and the Nature of the Employee’s Duties
The complainants in this case claimed to be regular employees of the company since they performed services necessary and desirable to its business. Was this stand upheld?
Part-Time Employees and Retirement Benefits
The university in this case contended that the provision on retirement benefits under Article 302 of the Labor Code of the Philippines does not apply to part-time teachers, because they cannot acquire regular permanent status.
Summary of Worker Benefits under DOLE Issuances on COVID-19
Worker benefits in table format. Hope this helps.
Expletives, Dismissals, and Unfair Labor Practices
Whether an expletive constitutes serious misconduct that warrants a dismissal from employment will depend on the context of the phrase’s use.
My Supervisor Committed Sexual Harassment, Not Me
Find out why an employer was still held liable for constructive dismissal even if it had no hand in the sexual harassment committed by its supervisor.
False Report of a Patient’s Maltreatment
Would having access to patient information allow a nursing attendant to use the said information for his desired purpose?
Recurrence of Lumbar Problem from a Previous Employment
The employer argued that the lumbar problem of the seafarer came from his previous employment, for which he had already claimed total and permanent disability benefits from his previous employer. Will this stand shield the employer from paying the seafarer’s total and permanent disability benefits?
Your New Engagement with Us Terminated Your Previous Employment
Did the Supreme Court sustain the computation of separation pay and backwages of this employee who was illegally dismissed then rehired by the same employer?
An Assessment Reflective of the Seafarer’s Medical Condition
The seafarer failed to observe the third-doctor referral provision in the POEA-SEC. Was her claim of total permanent disability benefit granted?
